2023 Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Data Processing School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, data processing was ranked #228 in the country. In fact 1,955 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Data Processing School
Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best value school in the Southwest Region for data processing students. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year. Data Processing majors at El Centro College take out an average of $12,305 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, El Centro College also did well on our Best Data Processing Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Data Processing at El Centro College
Request InformationBest Data Processing Colleges by State
Explore the best data processing schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 78 |
| New Mexico | 46 |
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Majors Related to Data Processing
Data Processing is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Data Processing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 88,434 |
| Computer Science | 59,565 |
| Information Technology | 40,555 |
| Information Science | 18,325 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 14,700 |
Notes and References
*These values are for the top school only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Kenneth Jensen.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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